Tag: CEO

“Lean Koffie” in The Netherlands; Smells & Tastes the Same as...

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Back in September, I wrote about our most recent "Lean Coffee" gathering in San Antonio, where people from different healthcare organizations talked about their...

GM CEO Mary Barra Celebrates Employee Kaizen

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Time magazine recently featured GM's relatively new CEO, Mary Barra, on the cover and in this story: "Mary Barra's Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM" I...

Video Interviews with Karl Wadensten and Paul Akers

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Our theme this month on the KaiNexus blog is executive leadership. We are concluding that series with a new webinar that will be hosted...

It’s Easy to See Why Labor Would be Upset with This...

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Monday is Labor Day, a holiday here in the United States. Some nursing unions support Lean in healthcare, while others are in opposition. My...

Teaching Up in the Organization?

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People often talk about the need for senior leadership support for Lean. If we're going to really transform our culture, workplace, and performance, "quality...

Read What This Hospital CEO Says on His Blog About Lean...

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Hospital CEOs are busy people, to say the least, but a big part of their leadership role includes communication with employees, physicians, and the...

That Moment When You Realize a Potential Client CEO is a...

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Many healthcare organizations are non-profits. They provide some "community benefit" in terms of charity care (as do for-profit healthcare organizations). Then, there are healthcare organizations...

This Date in Lean Blog History: August 6

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My blog will turn 10 years old in February 2015. You're probably either thinking, "Wow, that's awesome!" or "Get a life, dude." :-) Here's a...

Intuit CEO Brad Smith & Lean Thinking

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I was happy to see this article in FORTUNE's recent issue: "Brad Smith, Intuit CEO: How To Be A Great Leader: Get Out Of...

My Thoughts on “10 Ideas That Hospital and Health System CEOs...

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I saw this piece by Bob Herman at Becker's Hospital Review and ended up writing a blog post here instead of writing a long...

Visiting Two Japanese Hospitals with an Eye for Lean; I Can’t...

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In November 2012, I had the opportunity to visit Japan for the first time as part of a Lean healthcare study mission. It was...

UMass Memorial Aims to Become a “World Class” Kaizen Organization

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I was really happy to see this article about Kaizen and employee engagement at UMass Memorial Medical Center:  What's good for Toyota is good...